EP0299519A3 - Biochemical analysis apparatus - Google Patents

Biochemical analysis apparatus Download PDF

Info

Publication number: EP0299519A3
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: analysis apparatus; biochemical analysis; biochemical; analysis
Prior art date: 1987-07-15
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Granted

Application number

EP88111421A

Other versions

EP0299519B1 (en

EP0299519A2 (en

Inventor

Hideo C/O Fuji Photo Film Co. Ltd. Ishizaka

Kiyoshic/O Fuji Photo Film Co. Ltd. Yamada

Yukihide Fuji Photo Equipment Co. Ltd. Miyata

Yoshio C/O Fuji Photo Film Co. Ltd. Saito

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Fujifilm Holdings Corp

Original Assignee

Fuji Photo Film Co Ltd

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

1987-07-15

Filing date

1988-07-15

Publication date

1989-11-15

1987-07-15 Priority claimed from JP62176564A external-priority patent/JPH0820453B2/en

1987-07-15 Priority claimed from JP62176565A external-priority patent/JPH0820454B2/en

1987-09-24 Priority claimed from JP23986087A external-priority patent/JPS6480865A/en

1987-09-24 Priority claimed from JP23986187A external-priority patent/JPS6480866A/en

1988-07-15 Application filed by Fuji Photo Film Co Ltd filed Critical Fuji Photo Film Co Ltd

1989-01-18 Publication of EP0299519A2 publication Critical patent/EP0299519A2/en

1989-11-15 Publication of EP0299519A3 publication Critical patent/EP0299519A3/en

1995-05-03 Application granted granted Critical

1995-05-03 Publication of EP0299519B1 publication Critical patent/EP0299519B1/en

2008-07-15 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Status Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

Links

Classifications

- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01N—INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
- G01N35/00—Automatic analysis not limited to methods or materials provided for in any single one of groups G01N1/00 - G01N33/00; Handling materials therefor
- G01N35/00009—Automatic analysis not limited to methods or materials provided for in any single one of groups G01N1/00 - G01N33/00; Handling materials therefor provided with a sample supporting tape, e.g. with absorbent zones
- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01N—INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
- G01N33/00—Investigating or analysing materials by specific methods not covered by groups G01N1/00 - G01N31/00
- G01N33/48—Biological material, e.g. blood, urine; Haemocytometers
- G01N33/483—Physical analysis of biological material
- G01N33/487—Physical analysis of biological material of liquid biological material
- G01N33/4875—Details of handling test elements, e.g. dispensing or storage, not specific to a particular test method
- G01N33/48764—Test tape taken off a spool
- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01N—INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
- G01N35/00—Automatic analysis not limited to methods or materials provided for in any single one of groups G01N1/00 - G01N33/00; Handling materials therefor
- G01N2035/00346—Heating or cooling arrangements
- G01N2035/00455—Controlling humidity in analyser
- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01N—INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
- G01N35/00—Automatic analysis not limited to methods or materials provided for in any single one of groups G01N1/00 - G01N33/00; Handling materials therefor
- G01N35/00584—Control arrangements for automatic analysers
- G01N35/00722—Communications; Identification
- G01N35/00732—Identification of carriers, materials or components in automatic analysers
- G01N2035/00742—Type of codes
- G01N2035/00752—Type of codes bar codes
- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01N—INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
- G01N35/00—Automatic analysis not limited to methods or materials provided for in any single one of groups G01N1/00 - G01N33/00; Handling materials therefor
- G01N35/10—Devices for transferring samples or any liquids to, in, or from, the analysis apparatus, e.g. suction devices, injection devices
- G01N35/1009—Characterised by arrangements for controlling the aspiration or dispense of liquids
- G01N2035/1025—Fluid level sensing
- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
- Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
- Y10T436/00—Chemistry: analytical and immunological testing
- Y10T436/11—Automated chemical analysis
- Y10T436/110833—Utilizing a moving indicator strip or tape

Landscapes

Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Biomedical Technology (AREA)
Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
Analytical Chemistry (AREA)
Pathology (AREA)
Immunology (AREA)
General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
Biochemistry (AREA)
Urology & Nephrology (AREA)
Medicinal Chemistry (AREA)
Food Science & Technology (AREA)
Optics & Photonics (AREA)
Biophysics (AREA)
Molecular Biology (AREA)
Hematology (AREA)
Automatic Analysis And Handling Materials Therefor (AREA)

EP88111421A 1987-07-15 1988-07-15 Biochemical analysis apparatus Expired - Lifetime EP0299519B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (8)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
JP176565/87		1987-07-15
JP62176564A JPH0820453B2 (en)	1987-07-15	1987-07-15	Biochemical analyzer
JP176564/87		1987-07-15
JP62176565A JPH0820454B2 (en)	1987-07-15	1987-07-15	Biochemical analyzer
JP239860/87		1987-09-24
JP23986087A JPS6480865A (en)	1987-09-24	1987-09-24	Biochemical analyzer
JP239861/87		1987-09-24
JP23986187A JPS6480866A (en)	1987-09-24	1987-09-24	Biochemical analyzer

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP0299519A2 EP0299519A2 (en)	1989-01-18
EP0299519A3 true EP0299519A3 (en)	1989-11-15
EP0299519B1 EP0299519B1 (en)	1995-05-03

Family

ID=27474709

Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP88111421A Expired - Lifetime EP0299519B1 (en)	1987-07-15	1988-07-15	Biochemical analysis apparatus

Country Status (3)

Country	Link
US (1)	US5122343A (en)
EP (1)	EP0299519B1 (en)
DE (1)	DE3853700T2 (en)

Families Citing this family (24)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
US5171532A (en) *	1990-02-23	1992-12-15	Eastman Kodak Company	Centrifuge-containing analyzer
US5043143A (en) *	1990-03-28	1991-08-27	Eastman Kodak Company	Analyzer having humidity control apparatus
CA2062808A1 (en) *	1990-05-01	1991-11-02	Harry E. Petschek	Integral biomolecule preparation device
US5774875A (en) *	1993-08-20	1998-06-30	Base Ten Systems, Inc.	Pharmaceutical recordkeeping system
USRE36341E (en) *	1993-10-14	1999-10-12	Dade Behring Inc.	Automatic sample container handling centrifuge and a rotor for use therein
KR960704634A (en) *	1993-10-14	1996-10-09	미리암 디. 메코너헤이	Automatic Sample Container Handling Centrifuge and a Rotor for Use Therein
US5641682A (en) *	1995-08-14	1997-06-24	Ortho Pharmaceutical Corporation	Apparatus and method for automatically processing dried blood spots in HIV-1 testing
US5814276A (en) *	1996-04-25	1998-09-29	Riggs; Robert C.	Automated blood sample processing system
US5856194A (en)	1996-09-19	1999-01-05	Abbott Laboratories	Method for determination of item of interest in a sample
US5795784A (en)	1996-09-19	1998-08-18	Abbott Laboratories	Method of performing a process for determining an item of interest in a sample
US5939329A (en)	1997-05-14	1999-08-17	Serim Research Corporation	Test strip incubation device and method
US6586255B1 (en) *	1997-07-21	2003-07-01	Quest Diagnostics Incorporated	Automated centrifuge loading device
US6589789B1 (en) *	1997-07-21	2003-07-08	Quest Diagnostics Incorporated	Automated centrifuge loading device
AU6054898A (en) *	1998-02-02	1999-08-16	Crystal Medical Products	Detection system
EP1614475B1 (en)	1998-05-01	2007-05-30	Gen-Probe Incorporated	Device for agitating the fluid contents of a container
US8337753B2 (en)	1998-05-01	2012-12-25	Gen-Probe Incorporated	Temperature-controlled incubator having a receptacle mixing mechanism
US6098839A (en) *	1998-05-07	2000-08-08	Triangle Biomedical Sciences, Inc.	Article dispensing assembly
US6325980B1 (en)	1998-05-07	2001-12-04	Serim Research Corporation	Test strip incubation device
AUPR044000A0 (en) *	2000-09-28	2000-10-26	Norwood Abbey Ltd	Diagnostic device
DE10232850A1 (en) *	2002-07-19	2004-02-12	Abb Patent Gmbh	Mobile analysis facility
CA2599576C (en)	2005-03-10	2015-09-15	Gen-Probe Incorporated	Systems and methods to perform assays for detecting or quantifying analytes within samples
EP1815785A1 (en) *	2006-02-02	2007-08-08	Bioception B.V.i.o.	Cassette-tape formed diagnostic device for fluid diagnostic
US9046507B2 (en)	2010-07-29	2015-06-02	Gen-Probe Incorporated	Method, system and apparatus for incorporating capacitive proximity sensing in an automated fluid transfer procedure
AU2012222178B2 (en)	2011-02-24	2014-12-18	Gen-Probe Incorporated	Systems and methods for distinguishing optical signals of different modulation frequencies in an optical signal detector

Citations (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
GB1218745A (en) *	1966-12-15	1971-01-13	Xerox Corp	Automatic chemical analyser
US4071315A (en) *	1976-06-02	1978-01-31	Guy Chateau	Analytical tape medium
GB2014113A (en) *	1978-01-30	1979-08-22	Labora Mannheim Gmbh	Feeding test strips through an evaluating device
EP0088440A2 (en) *	1982-03-10	1983-09-14	Hitachi, Ltd.	Method and apparatus for clinical analysis
EP0138205A1 (en) *	1983-10-14	1985-04-24	Cetus Corporation	Bi-directional liquid sample handling system

Family Cites Families (9)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
US3728081A (en) *	1971-07-08	1973-04-17	Technicon Instr	Tape cartridge for use in automated sample analysis apparatus
US4272482A (en) *	1979-07-02	1981-06-09	Eastman Kodak Company	Metering apparatus
US4327073A (en) *	1980-04-07	1982-04-27	Huang Henry V	Automated method for quantitative analysis of biological fluids
US4298570A (en) *	1980-04-18	1981-11-03	Beckman Instruments, Inc.	Tray section for automated sample handling apparatus
US4512952A (en) *	1982-07-01	1985-04-23	Eastman Kodak Company	Apparatus for storing and dispensing analysis slides
JPS5919858A (en) *	1982-07-26	1984-02-01	Sanuki Kogyo Kk	Automatic processing device for analysis
US4764342A (en) *	1985-02-27	1988-08-16	Fisher Scientific Company	Reagent handling
US4798705A (en) *	1985-12-24	1989-01-17	Eastman Kodak Company	Compact analyzer
US5039615A (en) *	1987-04-11	1991-08-13	Kabushiki Kaisha Kyoto Daiichi Kagaku	Method for chemically analyzing a test piece

1988
- 1988-07-15 EP EP88111421A patent/EP0299519B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1988-07-15 DE DE3853700T patent/DE3853700T2/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
1990
- 1990-11-19 US US07/617,293 patent/US5122343A/en not_active Expired - Lifetime

Patent Citations (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
GB1218745A (en) *	1966-12-15	1971-01-13	Xerox Corp	Automatic chemical analyser
US4071315A (en) *	1976-06-02	1978-01-31	Guy Chateau	Analytical tape medium
GB2014113A (en) *	1978-01-30	1979-08-22	Labora Mannheim Gmbh	Feeding test strips through an evaluating device
EP0088440A2 (en) *	1982-03-10	1983-09-14	Hitachi, Ltd.	Method and apparatus for clinical analysis
EP0138205A1 (en) *	1983-10-14	1985-04-24	Cetus Corporation	Bi-directional liquid sample handling system

Non-Patent Citations (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Title
PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, vol. 8, no. 113 (P-276)[1550], 26th May 1984; & JP-A-59 19 858 (SANUKI KOGYO K.K.) 01-02-1984 *

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
EP0299519B1 (en)	1995-05-03
EP0299519A2 (en)	1989-01-18
DE3853700D1 (en)	1995-06-08
US5122343A (en)	1992-06-16
DE3853700T2 (en)	1995-09-07

Legal Events

Date	Code	Title	Description
1988-12-03	PUAI	Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phase	Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009012
1989-01-18	AK	Designated contracting states	Kind code of ref document: A2 Designated state(s): DE FR GB
1989-06-21	RIN1	Information on inventor provided before grant (corrected)	Inventor name: SAITO, YOSHIO C/O FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD. Inventor name: MIYATA, YUKIHIDE FUJI PHOTO EQUIPMENT CO., LTD. Inventor name: YAMADA, KIYOSHIC/O FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD. Inventor name: ISHIZAKA, HIDEO C/O FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD.
1989-09-27	PUAL	Search report despatched	Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009013
1989-11-15	AK	Designated contracting states	Kind code of ref document: A3 Designated state(s): DE FR GB
1990-01-17	17P	Request for examination filed	Effective date: 19891121
1991-02-27	17Q	First examination report despatched	Effective date: 19910111
1995-03-17	GRAA	(expected) grant	Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009210
1995-05-03	AK	Designated contracting states	Kind code of ref document: B1 Designated state(s): DE FR GB
1995-06-08	REF	Corresponds to:	Ref document number: 3853700 Country of ref document: DE Date of ref document: 19950608
1995-08-04	ET	Fr: translation filed
1996-03-08	PLBE	No opposition filed within time limit	Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009261
1996-03-08	STAA	Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patent	Free format text: STATUS: NO OPPOSITION FILED WITHIN TIME LIMIT
1996-04-24	26N	No opposition filed
2002-01-01	REG	Reference to a national code	Ref country code: GB Ref legal event code: IF02
2004-07-07	PGFP	Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]	Ref country code: GB Payment date: 20040707 Year of fee payment: 17
2004-07-20	PGFP	Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]	Ref country code: FR Payment date: 20040720 Year of fee payment: 17
2004-08-31	PGFP	Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]	Ref country code: DE Payment date: 20040831 Year of fee payment: 17
2005-07-15	PG25	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]	Ref country code: GB Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES Effective date: 20050715
2006-02-01	PG25	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]	Ref country code: DE Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES Effective date: 20060201
2006-03-29	GBPC	Gb: european patent ceased through non-payment of renewal fee	Effective date: 20050715
2006-03-31	PG25	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]	Ref country code: FR Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES Effective date: 20060331
2006-05-12	REG	Reference to a national code	Ref country code: FR Ref legal event code: ST Effective date: 20060331

Publication	Publication Date	Title
EP0231951A3 (en)	1989-09-27	Chemical analysis apparatus
EP0299519A3 (en)	1989-11-15	Biochemical analysis apparatus
EP0299521A3 (en)	1989-11-15	Biochemical analysis apparatus and refrigerator for the same
AU591685B2 (en)	1989-12-14	Automatic analysis apparatus
AU1903688A (en)	1989-01-19	Sample analysis
GB8607226D0 (en)	1986-04-30	Biological micorparticle inspection apparatus
EP0286119A3 (en)	1990-06-13	Instrument for quantitative analysis
HU9200029D0 (en)	1992-06-29	Automated laboratory apparatus
GB2213316B (en)	1991-09-18	Sample treatment apparatus
GB2200758B (en)	1991-10-02	Apparatus for frequency response analysis
EP0304921A3 (en)	1989-12-06	Biochemical analysis apparatus
GB8624587D0 (en)	1986-11-19	Particle analysis apparatus
GB8707516D0 (en)	1987-05-07	Surface analysis
GB8815610D0 (en)	1988-08-03	Analysis
GB2187842B (en)	1990-04-11	Gas analysis apparatus
GB2202637B (en)	1991-10-02	Analysis
GB2208007B (en)	1991-11-20	Gas analysis apparatus
ZA852214B (en)	1985-12-24	Apparatus for determining micro organisms
GB9027519D0 (en)	1991-02-06	Analysis
GB8730033D0 (en)	1988-02-03	Analysis
GB8608571D0 (en)	1986-05-14	Analytical apparatus
GB8708353D0 (en)	1987-05-13	Specimen sampling apparatus
GB8914362D0 (en)	1989-08-09	Sample introduction apparatus
GB2136951B (en)	1986-06-11	Sample analysis apparatus
GB8821336D0 (en)	1988-10-12	Apparatus for biochemical sequencing